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Technology Life Cycle

Management Application

Testing Script
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Chuck Fennimore
[email protected]

(919) 541-6174

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1. Overview_____________________________________________________3
1.1 Site Testing Script_________________________________________________3
1.2 Conventions_____________________________________________________3
2. Site Users (actors)______________________________________________4
2.1 System Administrator (SA)__________________________________________4
2.2 Partner Member Review Committee (PMRC)_____________________________4
2.3 Technology Champion (TC)_________________________________________4
2.4 Technology Editor (TE)_____________________________________________4
2.5 Authenticated User (AU)____________________________________________4
3. Test Script____________________________________________________5
3.1 Basic Site Functions_______________________________________________5
3.2 Submit a New Technology Proposal___________________________________5
3.3 Submitting and Completing a Request__________________________________6
3.4 Participate in the Technology Forum___________________________________7
3.5 Edit a Technology_________________________________________________8
3.6 Approve a Gate Form______________________________________________8
3.7 Upload a Document to a Phase______________________________________9
3.8 Submit Pilot Gate Forms for Review___________________________________9
3.9 Declining Gate Forms and Abandoning a Technology______________________9
3.10 Submit a New Technology Proposal__________________________________10
3.11 Change the Tech Champion________________________________________10
3.12 Move a Technology to the Standard Phase_____________________________11
3.13 Use Site Search_________________________________________________12
3.14 Delete a Document_______________________________________________12
3.15 Move a Technology to the End of Life Phase____________________________12
3.16 Move a Technology to the Elimination Phase____________________________13
3.17 Site Administration_______________________________________________13
4. Script and Use Case Evaluations___________________________________15

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1. Overview

The purpose of this document is to provide the Beta Test Team with a testing script and
related use case functions to perform on the Technology Life Cycle Management site.
The results of these tests will provide the basis for changes and improvements to the site.

1.1 Site Testing Script

The site testing script presents the Beta Test Team with a series of test situations which
will fully test the functionality of the site. After the performance of each test situation, the
Beta Test Team will evaluate the system using the Script and Use Case Evaluations
section of the document. Each use case within the script is evaluated and a comment
area is provided for explanations of use cases that need work. After all of the site scripts
are tested and evaluated, a Beta Test Team representative and the developer will review
the evaluations to see where improvements or changes can be made.

The testing script will provide a realistic test of the performance of the site. Two sample
technologies will be introduced and one tracked from Evaluation to Elimination, the other
will be Abandoned. Beta Test Team users will take on different roles (actors) in order to
test how the site distinguishes between the various actors and their access rights.

Each paragraph under the Script section is performed by either a single user or by all
members of a group. Within the paragraph, actions are described and followed by the
related Use Case number. Users should refer to the Use Case Analysis document to
compare the stated description of the function and the actual function performed. Any
discrepancy should be reported. All Beta Test Team members should read all scripts
whether or not they are the primary actors.

1.2 Conventions

As this document is developed, items will be identified that need attention in one way or
another by one or more of the parties involved in this endeavor. We have developed a set
of conventions for calling out these items to ensure easy identification. The following
examples highlight the types of items that we would like to call attention to:

 THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ASSIGNED TO SOMEONE.

 This is an internal question that needs to be answered by the application developer.
 This is a question that needs to be answered by the project client.

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2. Site Users (actors)

TLCM site users are organized into the following basic classes:

2.1 System Administrator (SA)

Responsible for administration of the site and user accounts. Will monitor form
submissions, form approvals, requests, technology forum, document storage and
generate reports. There may be multiple users in this role, but a primary should always
be designated.
 David Roseberry
 Sheree Sori
2.2 Partner Member Review Committee (PMRC)

Members of the Partner Member Review Committee group evaluate form submissions to
the site and track the progress of technologies through their life cycle.
 David Roseberry
 Aaron Brown
 Joanna Willard
2.3 Technology Champion (TC)

A Technology Champion is the principal applicant for a new technology. There is only one
Technology Champion for each technology submission. All Technology Champions are
also Technology Editors for their technology.
 Aaron Brown
 Julia Ingram
2.4 Technology Editor (TE)

A Technology Editor is permitted to submit and edit supporting documentation and forms
for a specific technology.
 Julia Ingram
2.5 Authenticated User (AU)

An Authenticated User is permitted to participate in the technology forum, view all forms,
and upload documents. Everyone accessing the site is required to login and is considered
a member of this group.
 Joanna Willard

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3. Test Script

The following script should be performed in the order given and any problems, questions
or concerns should be noted in the following section:

3.1 Basic Site Functions

All Beta Test Team members will execute the following Use Cases after logging into the
site:
 Use Case 1: View a list of technologies
 Use Case 2: Enter or select search criteria to view technologies
 Use Case 12: View the technology details page
 Use Case 23: View general information about the technology life cycle
management web site.
 Use Case 25: Display a chart that shows the life cycle phases as the x-axis and
the technologies listed on the y-axis with stacked horizontal bars indicating the
year or years that the technology was in that phase.
 Use Case 26: Export the data to Excel.
 Use Case 27: Display a chart that shows years as the x-axis and the
technologies listed on the y-axis with stacked horizontal bars indicating the life
cycle phase that the technology was in.
 Use Case 28: Export the data to Excel.
 Use Case 31: Provide a link to view any Requests a user has submitted that
have not been completed or declined. (None should appear. Do not submit any
Requests at this time unless instructed in the script.)

These Use Cases should be tested several times throughout the rest of the test script,
and not always in the same order. Try bookmarking the URL, logging out, and then
selecting the bookmark from your Favorites. You should be taken to the login page.

3.2 Submit a New Technology Proposal

Aaron Brown will submit a proposal for a new technology, WinAce, version 2.5, category
of “Utility” with no components, and a description of “File compression utility.” Leave the
other fields blank and click on the Submit button (Use Case 29). After submitting the form,
fill out all of the Technology Proposal Form fields with some information (each field should
have some unique information that can be used later for searching), enter a start date of
10/1/2004 and projected end date of 6/1/2005, leave the radio button default at “Pending”
selected. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30).
This process creates a new technology, WinAce, which the Beta Test Team will use
throughout the rest of the testing protocol. Aaron Brown is the Tech Champion for the
technology. An email acknowledgement is sent to Aaron Brown to verify that he was the
person who submitted the form. Every night at 12:35AM the Technology Life Cycle Form
Activity Report is sent to all System Administrators and Review Committee Members
which shows what forms have been submitted for review or modified the previous day.
Please check to make sure you receive the email and click on the link to see that it takes
you to the correct form.

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Click on Tech Life Cycle in the left-hand menu. Perform a search for the technology by
selecting “Utility” for the Category and either “All” or “Evaluation Gate” for the Gate/Phase.
Click on the Go button and you should see the technology listed. You could also try
selecting Aaron Brown as the Tech Champion. (Use Case 2)
Click on the name of the technology to view the technology details page. (Use Case 12)
Click on the folder icon next to Evaluation Gate. This opens the folder to display the form
and any documents that are uploaded to the Gate. Click on the Edit or View button to the
right of the form name, Technology Proposal Form. (Use Case 14)
Aaron Brown will edit the form by entering some new information into the text fields,
making sure to enter some information into fields that already have an entry, selecting the
“Submit for review” radio button, and clicking on the Submit button. (Use Case 16) This
will send another email acknowledgement to Aaron Brown because the form has been
submitted and it will create some fields that have two entries, the original entry and his
most recent entry. Note the change in the form Status in the email from “Pending” to
“Submitted for review”. The next day, all System Administrators and Review Committee
members should receive the Technology Life Cycle Form Activity Report with a link to this
form. Click on the “Open Form as PDF File” link. Save and print the form.
If necessary, perform the technology search again and click on the name of the
technology to view the technology details page. (Use Case 2 and 12) Click on the folder
icon next to Evaluation Gate to open the folder. Click on the Edit or View link to view the
Technology Proposal Form. (Use Case 14) Look through the form to find a link under a
question that says “View History”. This link only appears under questions that have more
than one entry. Click on the View History link to see the all entries for the form field, who
entered them and when they were entered. (Use Case 17) If the form is in Edit mode,
Aaron Brown can select a previous entry in this history list by clicking on the radio button
next to the desired entry. When the form is submitted, the previous entry is displayed for
that form field. Changing the displayed form field entry can only be done on one form field
per form submission; however, it can be combined with making new form field entries in
other fields. If a minor change to a form field entry is necessary, the text from a previous
entry can be copied and pasted into the form text area, then the change can be made and
the form submitted.
Aaron Brown will click on Manage Techs in the left-hand menu to view the technologies
for which he is a Tech Editor, in this case only WinAce should appear. (Use Case 34) All
Tech Champions are automatically made Tech Editors of their own technology.
3.3 Submitting and Completing a Request

Aaron Brown will submit a new Request to add Julia Ingram to his technology as a Tech
Editor. Click on New Request in the left-hand menu. Click on the Group Membership radio
button. Enter “Please add Julia Ingram to WinAce as a Tech Editor” in the Description
field. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 33) Aaron Brown should receive a
Technology Life Cycle Request Submission Acknowledgement email with a link to the
Request Details. Please check the link to make sure that it goes to the correct Request.
Click on the Edit button on the Request Details page. Enter “I need this done ASAP.” in
the Description of Action field and click on the Submit button. At 12:40AM the Technology
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All System Administrators will verify that the link in the report takes them to the Request
Details page.
David Roseberry will add Julia Ingram to the WinAce technology group. Click on the
Administration menu item in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 35) Click on List Technologies
in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 44) Either scroll through the list of technologies
(knowing that WinAce is at or near the bottom) or begin slowly entering the name of the
technology (WinAce) in the text field above the scrolling area and watch how the system
jumps to WinAce when the “A” is typed. Click on the Choose Technology button. (Use
Case 45) Now select Julia Ingram from the list of RTI Employees. Again, scroll down the
list or click in the text field and begin typing “Ingram”. Although Julia is not automatically
selected, scrolling down a few lines will show her name. Click on her name and click on
the top “>” arrow to move her to the list of members of the WinAce technology. Click on
the Update Technology button. Julia Ingram is emailed a Technology Life Cycle
Membership Notification indicating that she has been added to the technology and is a
Tech Editor. (Use Case 46) Click on the Open Requests link in the left-hand menu. Look
under Group Membership to find Aaron Brown’s Request. (Use Case 53) Click on the
View link to the right to see the Request Details. (Use Case 54) Click on the Edit button.
Enter “Julia Ingram has been added to the WinAce technology.” in the Description of
Action and click on the Completed radio button. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case
55) An email is sent to Aaron Brown indicating that his Request has been completed with
a link to the request. Click on Search Requests in the left-hand menu. Select “Brown,
Aaron” from the Name menu, and/or select “Group Membership” from the Request Type
menu, and/or select “Completed” from the Status menu. Click on the Go! button. (Use
Case 56) A list of Requests that meet the search criteria are displayed. Under Group
Membership, Aaron Brown’s completed Request should appear.
After Julia Ingram receives the Technology Life Cycle Membership Notification, she will
click on the Manage Techs link in the left-hand menu and WinAce will be displayed. (Use
Case 34)
Aaron Brown will click on the My Open Requests in the left-hand menu. When his request
is completed it will not appear in the list. (Use Case 31) Click on the Search My Requests
link in the left-hand menu. Click on the Go button. The request should appear with a
Status of Completed. (Use Case 32) Click on the View link to see the Request Details.
3.4 Participate in the Technology Forum

When a technology is first created so is its discussion forum. Aaron Brown will post a
discussion topic for his new technology. Click on Manage Techs in the left-hand menu.
(Use Case 34) Click on the Enter link in the Forum column of the technology. (Use Case
3) Click on the New Discussion link. Enter the following Topic/Question: “How does
WinAce compare with WinZip or ZipCentral?” In the Details text area enter the following:
“Does WinAce provide additional functionality lacking in other file compression
applications currently used here at RTI? Are there significant user interface
enhancements that make using WinAce easier or faster?” Click on the Post Discussion
button. (Use Case 7) When the Post Discussion button is clicked, the new discussion is
created and the user is taken to the discussion. (Use Case 4) Aaron Brown will now post
a Reply to the discussion he just created. Click on the Reply link. Enter the following
Response Title: “WinAce provides needed additional functionality”. Enter the following
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get files compresses as .rar files and WinAce is the only file compression application we
have found that decompresses this file type.” Click on the Post Response button. (Use
Case 8) The user is then taken to the Response details page which displays the
Topic/Question and the Response that was just submitted. It also shows all responses to
the Topic/Question as a bulleted list below the Response so that the user can click on any
other Response to see its details. (Use Case 5) Aaron Brown wants to monitor all of the
discussions, posts and replies in his technology. To accomplish this, he will have to
Subscribe to the Technology. Click on the name of the technology link in the navigation
menu below the Technology Forum title. (Use Case 6) Click on the Subscribe link under
the technology. (Use Case 9) Now, if anyone posts a new Topic/Question or posts a
Response, Aaron Brown will get a daily email with links to the new posts. Aaron Brown
wants to email the contents of this forum to a colleague at RTI. Click on the title of the
Discussion. Click on the Email Discussion link. (Use Case 10) The Discussion is then
emailed to the user in HTML format with links to the Discussion and its Responses. The
user can then forward the email to anyone they wish. Aaron Brown wants to add some
additional information to his Reply. Click on the technology name link, click on the
discussion title link, then click on the response title link. Click on the Edit link below the
Response. Add the following text after the Details that are already entered: “In addition,
WinAce compressed files are smaller and are compressed faster than the other utilities.”
Click on the Edit Posting button. (Use Case 11)
All Beta Test Team members should post responses to this discussion, subscribe to their
posts, email the discussion to themselves, make changes to their posts, navigate the
Technology Forum using the navigation links at the top of the page and monitor their
email for subscribed forum activity reports.
3.5 Edit a Technology

A technology can be edited by a System Administrator or a Tech Editor. Julia Ingram will
edit the WinAce technology information. Click on Manage Techs link in the left-hand
menu. (Use Case 34) Click on the WinAce link. (Use Case 12) Click on the Edit link. Enter
the following text to the Components text area: “WinAce, DOS ACE”. Click on the Submit
button. (Use Case 13)
3.6 Approve a Gate Form

To move a technology into a Phase, the associated Gate Form(s) need to be approved by
the System Administrator. The Partner Member Review Committee will notify the System
Administrator what forms to approve or decline and the reason why. The System
Administrator will then open and update the forms. Sheree Sori will Approve the
Technology Proposal Form for WinAce. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-hand
menu. Select the following Search terms: Category: Utility, Technology: WinAce,
Gate/Phase: All. Click on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The WinAce technology should
appear in the search results. Click on the WinAce link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder
next to Evaluation Gate to open it. Click on the Edit button across from the Technology
Proposal Form. (Use Case 14) Click on the Approved radio button, click on the Submit
button. (Use Case 16) An email will be sent to the technology’s Tech Editors (Aaron
Brown and Julia Ingram) and the form will appear in the Technology Life Cycle Form
Activity Report sent to all System Administrators and Partner Member Review Committee
members.

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3.7 Upload a Document to a Phase

A document can be uploaded to any Phase or unapproved Gate. Documents uploaded to

a Gate are used to support the Gate Form submission. Julia Ingram will upload a
document to the Evaluation Phase of the WinAce technology. Click on the Manage Techs
link in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 34) Click on the WinAce link. (Use Case 12) Click
on the UPLOAD link across from the Evaluation Phase. Enter WinAce Web Page for the
title; select Other for the document category. Click on the Browse button and select
WinAce.doc from your file system. (This file should have accompanied the Technology
Life Cycle Use Case Analysis Document and this document.) Click on the Add New
Document button. (Use Case 18) The user should now see the Document Details page.
(Use Case 20) Click on the technology, WinAce link. Click on the folder next to the
Evaluation Phase to open it. Click on the WinAce Web Page link to view the document
details page. (Use Case 20) The document cannot be viewed by anyone other than a
System Administrator until it is Approved by a System Administrator.
The document will be Approved by Sheree Sori. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the
left-hand menu. Select the following Search terms: Category: Utility, Technology: WinAce,
Gate/Phase: All. Click on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The WinAce technology should
appear in the search results. Click on the WinAce link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder
next to Evaluation Phase to open it. Click on the WinAce Web Page link (not the View
link). (Use Case 20) Click on the Update/Delete this Document link. Click on the Approved
radio button, click on the Submit button. (Use Case 21)
All Beta Test Team members should now be able to View the document.
3.8 Submit Pilot Gate Forms for Review

To move a technology into the Standard Phase, the Experimental Results Gate Form and
the Technology Test Findings Form need to be submitted by a Tech Editor and approved
by the System Administrator. Aaron Brown will submit the Experimental Results Gate
Form and Julia Ingram will submit the Technology Test Findings Form. Click on Manage
Techs in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 34) Click on the WinAce link. (Use Case 12) Click
on the folder next to the Pilot Gate to open the folder. Click on the Edit link across from
the appropriate form. Click on the Submit for Review radio button. Enter 8/1/2007 as the
projected end date for the Standard Phase. Enter information into the form fields. Click on
the Submit button. (Use Case 15) The System Administrators and Partner Member
Review Committee members will receive an email indicating these two forms have been
submitted.
3.9 Declining Gate Forms and Abandoning a Technology

After the Partner Member Review Committee receives the Technology Life Cycle Form
Activity Report indicating that WinAce Pilot Gate Forms have been submitted for review,
they will notify the System Administrator that the forms are declined and the reason why,
and they will also notify the System Administrator that the technology is to be abandoned
and the reason why. The System Administrator will then open and update the forms and
the technology.
David Roseberry will Decline the Experimental Results Gate Form and the Technology
Test Findings Form for WinAce. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-hand menu.
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All. Click on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The WinAce technology should appear in the
search results. Click on the WinAce link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder next to Pilot
Gate to open it. Click on the Edit button across from the Experimental Results Gate Form.
Click on the Declined radio button, enter the following text for the Declined Reason: “The
technology is to be abandoned.” Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 16) Click on the
WinAce link to view the Details page. Click on the folder next to Pilot Gate to open it. Click
on the Edit button across from the Technology Test Findings Form. Click on the Declined
radio button, enter the following text for the Declined Reason: “The technology is to be
abandoned.” Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 16) Click on the WinAce link to view
the Details page. Click on the Edit link. Scroll down to the Abandon Technology section.
Click on the “Not financially feasible” radio button. Enter the following text for Explanation:
“WinAce does not provide a significant enough improvement in performance or function
compared to ZipCentral to warrant adoption as a Standard given the cost difference. If
users require the additional functionality that is not available in ZipCentral, they can
purchase the software for their department or project.” Click on the Submit button. (Use
Case 13)
3.10 Submit a New Technology Proposal

The software application, PrintKey 2000 has been in standard use at RTI since
September of 2003. We wish to “Fast Track” the technology so that it shows up as being
in the Standard Phase starting 9/1/2003. Joanna Willard will submit a proposal for a new
technology. Click on the Submit Proposal link in the left-hand menu, enter “PrintKey
2000”, version “5.10”, category of “Utility” with no components, and a description of
“Screen capture utility.” Leave the other fields blank and click on the Submit button (Use
Case 29). After submitting the form, enter a start date of 9/1/2003 and projected end date
of 9/1/2003, click on the Submit for Review radio button. At your option, you can enter
information into the form fields, but since we are “Fast Tracking” this technology there is
no need to do this unless you want to be able to search for information that you entered.
Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30).
This process creates a new technology, PrintKey 2000, which the Beta Test Team will
use throughout the rest of the testing protocol. Joanna Willard is the Tech Champion for
the technology. An email acknowledgement is sent to Joanna Willard to verify that she
was the person who submitted the form. Every night at 12:35AM the Technology Life
Cycle Form Activity Report is sent to all System Administrators and Review Committee
Members which shows what forms have been submitted for review or modified the
previous day. Please check to make sure you receive the email and click on the link to
see that it takes you to the correct form.
3.11 Change the Tech Champion

System Administrators can change who the Tech Champion is for a technology by editing
the technology. David Roseberry will make Julia Ingram the Tech Champion for PrintKey
2000. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-hand menu. Select the following Search
terms: Category: Utility, Technology: PrintKey 2000, Gate/Phase: All, Phase Start:
September, Year: 2003. Click on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The PrintKey 2000
technology should appear in the search results. Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. (Use
Case 12) Click on the Edit link. Click anywhere inside the Tech Champion select box.
Type the letter “i” on your keyboard. This should jump you to the last names that begin
with “I”. Scroll down and select “Ingram, Julia”. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 13)

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3.12 Move a Technology to the Standard Phase

The Partner Member Review Committee has decided to “Fast Track” the PrintKey 2000
technology and move it into the Standard Phase. Julia Ingram will submit the Pilot Gate
Forms. Click on Manage Techs in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 34) Click on the
PrintKey 2000 link to view the details page. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder icon next to
the Pilot Gate to open the folder. Click on the New link across from the Experimental
Results Form. Click on the Submit for Review radio button. Enter the proposed end date
for the Pilot Phase as 9/1/2003. At your option, you can enter information into the form
fields, but since we are “Fast Tracking” this technology there is no need to do this unless
you want to be able to search for information that you entered. Click on the Submit button.
(Use Case 30) Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. Click on the folder icon next to the Pilot
Gate to open the folder. Click on the New link across from the Technology Pilot Test
Findings Form. Click on the Submit for Review radio button. The proposed end date for
the Pilot Phase should already be set at 9/1/2003. At your option, you can enter
information into the form fields, but since we are “Fast Tracking” this technology there is
no need to do this unless you want to be able to search for information that you entered.
Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30)
Sheree Sori will approve the Pilot Gate Forms. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-
hand menu. Select the following Search terms: Category: Utility, Technology: PrintKey
2000, Gate/Phase: All, Phase Start: September, Year: 2003. Click on the Go button. (Use
Case 2) The PrintKey 2000 technology should appear in the search results. Click on the
PrintKey 2000 link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder icon next to the Pilot Gate. Click on
the Edit link across from the Experimental Results Form. Click on the Approved radio
button. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30) Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. Click
on the folder icon next to the Pilot Gate to open the folder. Click on the Edit link across
from the Technology Pilot Test Findings Form. Click on the Approved radio button. Click
on the Submit button. (Use Case 30)
David Roseberry will submit and approve the Standard Gate Form. Click on the Tech Life
Cycle link in the left-hand menu. Select the following Search terms: Category: Utility,
Technology: PrintKey 2000, Gate/Phase: All, Phase Start: September, Year: 2003. Click
on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The PrintKey 2000 technology should appear in the
search results. Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder icon next
to the Standard Gate. Click on the Edit link across from the Technology Standard Gate
Form. Click on the Submit for Review radio button. Enter the proposed end date for the
Standard Phase as 11/1/2004. At your option, you can enter information into the form
fields, but since we are “Fast Tracking” this technology there is no need to do this unless
you want to be able to search for information that you entered. Click on the Submit button.
(Use Case 30) Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. Click on the folder icon next to the
Standard Gate to open the folder. Click on the Edit link across from the Technology
Standard Gate Form. Click on the Approved radio button. Click on the Submit button.
(Use Case 30)
All Beta Test Team members should verify that the PrintKey 2000 technology is now in
the Standard Phase. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-hand menu. Click on the
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3.13 Use Site Search

All of the content that is entered on the site and all of the documents that are uploaded are
indexed every night. The Site Search function enables users to search the index to view
the entered data or uploaded document. The site index is broken down into five (5)
sections: Technologies, Documents, Forms, Forums, and Requests. Users can search all
sections or click on the checkbox next to the section or sections they wish to search. A
pop-up Help screen with additional information is available. All Beta Test Team members
should use the Site Search to find information entered thus far in the testing process.
Enter “WinAce AND compression” in the “Enter your search text:” field. Click on the Go
button. Now try entering just “WinAce” and clicking the Go button. Compare your search
results. Try some other search terms and see your results. Click on the result links and
make sure they go where you expect them to go. (Use Case 24)
3.14 Delete a Document

Since the WinAce technology has been abandoned, the documents stored under the
Phases for that technology can be deleted to conserve disk storage. David Roseberry will
delete the WinAce Web Page document. Select the following Search terms: Category:
Utility, Technology: WinAce, Gate/Phase: All. Click on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The
WinAce technology should appear in the search results. Click on the WinAce link. (Use
Case 12) Click on the folder next to Evaluation Phase to open it. Click on the WinAce
Web Page link (not the View link). (Use Case 20) Click on the Update/Delete this
Document link. Click on the Delete button, click on the OK button to confirm that you wish
to delete the document. (Use Case 22)
3.15 Move a Technology to the End of Life Phase

The Partner Member Review Committee has decided to move the PrintKey 2000
technology from the Standard Phase to the End of Life Phase by the end of the year
because a newer version of the software is available.
Julia Ingram will submit the End of Life Gate Form. Click on the Manage Techs link in the
left-hand menu. (Use Case 34) Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. (Use Case 12) Click on
the folder icon next to the End of Life Gate to open the folder. Click on the New link across
from the Request to Move Technology Into End of Life Phase. Click on the Submit for
Review radio button. Enter the proposed end date for the End of Life Phase as 12/1/2004.
Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30)
David Roseberry will approve the Request to Move Technology Into End of Life Phase.
Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-hand menu. Select the following Search terms:
Category: Utility, Technology: PrintKey 2000, Gate/Phase: All. Click on the Go button.
(Use Case 2) The PrintKey 2000 technology should appear in the search results. Click on
the PrintKey 2000 link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder icon next to the End of Life Gate.
Click on the Edit link across from the Request to Move Technology Into End of Life
Phase. Click on the Approved radio button. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30)

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3.16 Move a Technology to the Elimination Phase

The Partner Member Review Committee has decided to move the PrintKey 2000
technology from the End of Life Phase to the Elimination Phase by the middle of next year
because a newer version of the software is available.
Sheree Sori will submit the Request to Eliminate Technology Form - Technology No
Longer Supported. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-hand menu. Select the
following Search terms: Category: Utility, Technology: PrintKey 2000, Gate/Phase: All.
Click on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The PrintKey 2000 technology should appear in the
search results. Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder icon next
to the Elimination Gate to open the folder. Click on the New link across from the Request
to Eliminate Technology Form - Technology No Longer Supported. Click on the Submit
for Review radio button. Enter the proposed end date for the Elimination Phase as
6/1/2005. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30)
David Roseberry will approve the Request to Eliminate Technology Form - Technology
No Longer Supported. Click on the Tech Life Cycle link in the left-hand menu. Select the
following Search terms: Category: Utility, Technology: PrintKey 2000, Gate/Phase: All.
Click on the Go button. (Use Case 2) The PrintKey 2000 technology should appear in the
search results. Click on the PrintKey 2000 link. (Use Case 12) Click on the folder icon next
to the Elimination Gate. Click on the Edit link across from the Request to Eliminate
Technology Form - Technology No Longer Supported. Click on the Approved radio
button. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 30)
3.17 Site Administration

System Administrators can manage the site using the Administration menu functions.
System Administrators can manage group membership, document categories, technology
categories, requests and request types, forms, abandonment reasons, and gate/phase
attributes.
David Roseberry will add a new document category. Click on the Administration link in the
left-hand menu. (Use Case 35) Click on the Document Category link in the left-hand
menu. (Use Case 47) Click on the Add New Document Category link at the top of the
page. Enter “Image” for the Category. Enter “An image is any picture or graphic saved in a
raster format, like JPEG or GIF files.” for the description. Click on the Active radio button.
Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 48) Click on the Edit link to the right of Image.
Insert “or bit map” after “raster” in the Description. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case
49)
Sheree Sori will add a new technology category. Click on the Administration link in the left-
hand menu. (Use Case 35) Click on the Technology Category link in the left-hand menu.
(Use Case 50) Click on the Add New Document Category link at the top of the page.
Enter “Programming Language” for the Category. Enter “Software which enables the
production of computer programs. Each program is produced as code which must be
translated into machine code for execution.” for the description. Click on the Active radio
button. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 51) Click on the Edit link to the right of
Programming Language. Insert “The language may be a high-level language, an
assembly language, or a machine language.” at the end of the Description. (Use Case 52)

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David Roseberry will add a new request type. Click on the Administration link in the left-
hand menu. (Use Case 35) Click on the Request Types link in the left-hand menu. (Use
Case 57) Click on the Add New Request Type link at the top of the page. Enter “Other
Request” for the Request Type. Click on the Active radio button. Click on the Submit
button. (Use Case 58) Click on the Edit link to the right of “Other Request”. Remove the
word “Request” from the Request Type. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 59)
Sheree Sori will change a form name and edit a form field. Click on the Administration link
in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 35) Click on the Form Admin link in the left-hand menu.
(Use Case 60) Click on the Edit Form link to the right of “Request to Move Technology
Into End of Life Phase”. Select the current form name and enter “Technology End of Life
Gate Form” to replace it. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 62) Click on the Edit
Fields link to the right of “Technology End of Life Gate Form”. (Use Case 63) Click on the
Edit Field link across from the question, “Reason for requesting to move to End of Life
phase?” In the Description field, replace the word “Attach” with the word “Upload”. Click on
the Submit button. (Use Case 64) Do not change the order of the fields on the following
screen. Just click on the Submit button. (Use Case 65)
David Roseberry will add and edit a new Technology Abandonment Reason. Click on the
Administration link in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 35) Click on the Abandonment
Admin link in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 67) Click on the Add New Technology
Abandonment Reason link at the top of the page. Enter “Technology functionality
duplicated” for the Display. Enter “A technology already in use provides the same
functionality.” for the Description. Click on the Active radio button. Click on the Submit
button. (Use Case 68) Click on the Edit link to the right of “Technology functionality
duplicated”. Replace “A technology already in use provides” with “One or more
technologies already in use provide” in the Description. Click the Submit button. (Use
Case 69)
Sheree Sori will update a Gate. Click on the Administration link in the left-hand menu.
(Use Case 35) Click on the Gate/Phase Admin link in the left-hand menu. (Use Case 70)
Click on the Edit link to the right of the Evaluation Phase. Change the Chart Color from
“09FBFF” to “CCCCCC”. Click on the Submit button. (Use Case 71) Click on the Tech
Life Cycle link in the left-hand menu. Click on the Life Cycle Phase link in the left-hand
menu. Notice the change in the color of the Evaluation Phase. Go and change the color
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4. Script and Use Case Evaluations

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.1 1 View a list of technologies
2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
12 View the technology details page
23 View general information about the technology life
cycle management web site
25 Display a chart that shows the life cycle phases
as the x-axis and the technologies listed on the y-
axis with stacked horizontal bars indicating the
year or years that the technology was in that
phase
27 Display a chart that shows years as the x-axis
and the technologies listed on the y-axis with
stacked horizontal bars indicating the life cycle
phase that the technology was in
31 Provide a link to view any Requests a user has
submitted that have not been completed or
declined
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.2 29 Provide a Technology Proposal Form for users to
propose a new technology for review
30 Provide Technology Gate Forms for Tech Editors
to enter data, edit and submit in order to move
their technology into the next life cycle phase
2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
12 View the technology details page
14 View a technology gate form

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16 Edit the technology gate form

17 View field data entry history
34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their
associated technologies
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.3 33 Provide a form for any user to Request an action
to be performed on the site that they do not have
the authority or rights to perform themselves
44 Provide a link to edit a Technology’s Membership
45 Provide a form to select a Technology to edit the
Technology’s Membership
46 Provide a form to select one or more RTI
employees to associate with a Technology
53 Provide a link to display and administer open site
requests
54 Provide a link to display request details
55 Provide a form to edit a request
56 Provide a form to search site requests
34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their
associated technologies
31 Provide a link to view any Requests a user has
submitted that have not been completed or
declined
32 Provide a form to search the Requests that a user
has submitted
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work

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3.4 34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their

associated technologies
3 Enter the technology discussion forum
7 Post a new discussion topic or question
4 Provide a form to select a Technology to edit the
Technology’s Membership
8 View a technology discussion topic or question
5 View a technology discussion reply
6 Navigate the technology discussion forum
9 Subscribe/Unsubscribe to the entire technology
forum, a technology category, discussion
topic/question or to a reply
10 Email the entire discussion topic/question to the
user
11 Edit the posted discussion topic/question or reply
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.5 34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their
associated technologies
12 View the technology details page
13 Edit the technology
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.6 2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
12 View the technology details page
14 View a technology gate form

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16 Edit the technology gate form

Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.7 34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their
associated technologies
12 View the technology details page
18 Upload a document to a life cycle gate or phase
20 View document meta data or details
2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
21 Update a document and/or its meta data
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.8 34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their
associated technologies
12 View the technology details page
15 New technology gate form
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.9 2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
12 View the technology details page

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16 Edit the technology gate form

13 Edit the technology
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.10 29 Provide a Technology Proposal Form for users to
propose a new technology for review
30 Provide Technology Gate Forms for Tech Editors
to enter data, edit and submit in order to move
their technology into the next life cycle phase
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.11 2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
12 View the technology details page
13 Edit the technology
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.12 34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their
associated technologies
12 View the technology details page
30 Provide Technology Gate Forms for Tech Editors
to enter data, edit and submit in order to move
their technology into the next life cycle phase
2 Enter or select search criteria to view

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technologies
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.13 24 Search the entire site contents
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.14 2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
12 View the technology details page
20 View document meta data or details
22 Delete a document and its meta data
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.15 34 Provide a link for Tech Editors to view their
associated technologies
12 View the technology details page
30 Provide Technology Gate Forms for Tech Editors
to enter data, edit and submit in order to move
their technology into the next life cycle phase
2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
Comments:

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Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.16 2 Enter or select search criteria to view
technologies
12 View the technology details page
30 Provide Technology Gate Forms for Tech Editors
to enter data, edit and submit in order to move
their technology into the next life cycle phase
Comments:

Script Use Description Performed Needs

Section Case Adequately Work
3.17 35 Provide a link to Administrative functions for the
System Administrator to manage the site
47 Provide a link to display and administer document
categories for the site
48 Provide a form to create a new document
category for the site
49 Provide a form to edit a document category
50 Provide a link to display and administer
technology categories for the site
51 Provide a form to create a new technology
category for the site
52 Provide a form to edit a technology category
57 Provide a link to display and administer request
types for the site
58 Provide a form to create a new request type for
the site
59 Provide a form to edit a request type
60 Provide a link to display and administer gate
forms for the site
62 Provide a form to edit a gate form

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63 Provide a link to view a list of a gate form’s fields

64 Provide a form to edit a gate form’s field
65 Provide a form to change the order of fields
displayed on a gate form
67 Provide a link to display and administer
technology abandonment reasons on the site
68 Provide a form to create a new technology
abandonment reason for the site
69 Provide a form to edit a technology abandonment
reason
70 Provide a link to display and administer gates and
phases
71 Provide a form to edit a gate or phase
Comments:

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